Not every car accident results in an injury.  But if you are hurt, you should go to the doctor.

I see this all the time.  People think, “oh, I’ll just go next week, or the week after.”  A doctor’s evaluation is important after a car accident injury.  Even if you don’t have something broken, a doctor may diagnose you as having a “soft tissue injury.”  This could be a strain, sprain, or even some type of back injury.  A back injury could get significantly worse in the weeks after an accident.  A doctor can help prevent any further damage.

One of the big problems in waiting to go to a doctor, is that the insurance company for the other side will argue that there’s a “delay in treatment.”  That is, after the accident, you waited too long to go to the doctor.  So, you probably weren’t even hurt (or “that hurt.”).  Insurance companies place a lower value on car accident cases that have any delays in treatment.